CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Twenty-three (23) former rebels in Misamis Oriental received financial assistance totaling P1,551,000 through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the government.
The checks were handed over to the returnees during the activation of the Misamis Oriental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (MOTF-ELCAC) held September 26 at Sitio Moya, Barangay Eureka in Gingoog City.
Director Arnel Agabe of DILG-10 says a total of P17,326,526 has been released to 251 former rebels in Northern Mindanao since 2018 through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the government. (RDM/PIA Cagayan de Oro)
Arnel M. Agabe, regional director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 10, said E-CLIP is the assistance of the government to former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA- NDF) who express desire to abandon armed struggle and become productive members of the society.
Under the program, former rebels get immediate assistance of P15,000, livelihood assistance of P50,000, reintegration assistance of P21,000, and firearms remuneration amounting to twice the value of the surrendered firearms.
Returnees will also receive additional assistance from other national government agencies such as the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and Department of Agriculture, among others.
Before the distribution of the checks, the 23 former rebels took their oath of allegiance to the government and burned the flag of the CPP.
Meanwhile, Agabe disclosed that DILG-10 has already released a total of P17,326,526 to 251 former rebels in Northern Mindanao since 2018. This amount excludes the P1.551 million released September 26.
Moreover, the DILG Central Office also approved the release of financial assistance to 89 former rebels in Bukidnon and Cagayan de Oro City amounting to P5,291,825.
“This is to encourage our brothers and sisters who have not yet decided to return to the fold of the law to lay down their arms and be a partner of the government in making Misamis Oriental and Region 10 peaceful and progressive,” Agabe added. (APB/PIA10)
Under the program, former rebels get immediate assistance of P15,000, livelihood assistance of P50,000, reintegration assistance of P21,000, and firearms remuneration amounting to twice the value of the surrendered firearms.
Returnees will also receive additional assistance from other national government agencies such as the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and Department of Agriculture, among others.
Before the distribution of the checks, the 23 former rebels took their oath of allegiance to the government and burned the flag of the CPP.
Meanwhile, Agabe disclosed that DILG-10 has already released a total of P17,326,526 to 251 former rebels in Northern Mindanao since 2018. This amount excludes the P1.551 million released September 26.
Moreover, the DILG Central Office also approved the release of financial assistance to 89 former rebels in Bukidnon and Cagayan de Oro City amounting to P5,291,825.
“This is to encourage our brothers and sisters who have not yet decided to return to the fold of the law to lay down their arms and be a partner of the government in making Misamis Oriental and Region 10 peaceful and progressive,” Agabe added. (APB/PIA10)
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